Why This Might Be the Most Disrespected Job on Earth

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[mndiaye_]

Misspoke at 2:35, it was out of 121 not 101 attacks

[NewMessage]

10 years plus of zookeeping taught me one thing... Animals... people... all the same. Both get bitey if you're 15 minutes late with dinner.

[ApexGale]

3:53 ok but I love that even the lioness pulls up to try and calm her husband down like "babe chill tf out they're just humans it's not worth it"

[jaybee]

Lmfao... the orangutan escaping just to throw rocks at his rival is fucking hilarious

[avevee]

THANK YOU for talking about how zoos can be a great resource for conservation. I’ve been seeing an alarming increase in people making blanket statements about how all zoos are evil, ignoring the conservation efforts that many undergo as nonprofit organizations

[nasis]

The noise that gorillas make when they pound their chest will never not be funny. lol

[GrimmDelightsDice]

There's a clouded leopard at my local zoo who's allergic to every meat they've tried to feed her except elk. High maintenance princess.

[audreydimmel]

11:19 “Man, they got pandas from Temu I can’t even be mad.”

This line actually killed me help

[SplotchTheCatThing]

I've spent a little while hanging around zoos, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that if you have the time and you want to do something nice for any kind of captive cat, try to visit them somewhat regularly and spend a little longer with them. 'cause it's pretty safe to say cats are very individual beings -- it's how they know themselves, it's how they see other creatures, and it's how they'd prefer to get to know the people around them.

They're watching you even when they don't seem to be -- even when they look like they're asleep, they're often fully aware -- and if you spend enough time with them for them to recognize you as an individual instead of just part of the crowd, they'll probably be very happy to see you.

[ryojimata]

Orangutan's really do be lookin like they have some sort of ancient wisdom they want to tell you.

[KazeMemaryu]

I did an internship at my local zoo about 20 years ago. My naive ass really thought my job was cuddling, playing with, and feeding animals all day.
My first week consisted of prepping food for small monkeys, all of which react very poorly to strangers, so I wasn't even allowed into the enclosures - my only hope spot was tapir treatment, which meant giving them very long belly rubs to alleviate their anxieties over the capybaras bullying them.
On my second week, I got moved to the raptors. I got bit by a kea on my first day because he knew I had an egg, and on my fourth day, I watched as the keeper killed live bunnies by slamming their necks on a table and stuffing them with medicine for the vultures. The reality check had me reeling, and one of the younger keepers told me that part of their curriculum consist of learning and memorizing all animals by their latin names. I was lucky to not get assigned for cleaning duty at the giraffes, which everyone agreed had the most vile poop of the entire zoo.
I respect the hell out of zookeepers specifically because I've caught a glimpse of what kind of effort goes into their everyday job routine.

[turbopokey]

Prairie dog; “YAHOO!!!”

How could that not be the cutest, funny critter noise ever?

[moritzlaszlo]

I took two weeks off from work to do an unpaid internship at a zoo as an adult just to make my childhood dream come true. It's a ridiculously hard job.
Physically demanding (15-25k steps/day, lifting heavy objects, beeing a butcher, a gardener and a animal trainer at the same time) and mentally stressful. Everything is timed, but animals often don't care for your schedule. You have to be very observend and you need to be careful all the time.

[usuallyangry]

I wish I'd been there for the escaping orangutan story. The mental image of a bunch of orangutans chilling on the zoo paths is hilarious.

[Ziorac]

It's crazy to think that all of the animals that missed humans during the pandemic are actually pretty smart.

[supersaint]

A Jaguar named Valerio at my local zoo in New Orleans busted through his steel enclosure early Saturday morning in 2018 and proceeded to act like a Jaguar, murking 9 animals before he was tranquilized . The body count was 5 alpacas, 3 foxes, and 1 emu .

[deepwaters]

I have to point out a brief treasure- at the end with lots of clips included a woman getting yelled at by a walrus, and her face was so funny, unsurprised, and generally unfazed. That was hilarious and I'm glad y'all included it. One of my all time favorite Lord Casual, and I must share with the fans of elephants 🐘 and red pandas in my life!

[Urrelles]

"Even a 95% vegetarian can make room for beef." 2024 best dad joke right there.

[lonelystrategos]

Ken Allen escaping from his enclosure just to chuck rocks at Otis is such a mood.

[aryabolton]

" uppity tuxedo chicken " 😂😂😂 this man makes great videos, and is hella funny